Washington Township is one of the thirteen townships of Sherman County, Kansas, United States. The population was 106 at the 2000 census.[1]
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:[2]
It lies east of the county seat of Goodland. There are no cities in the township, although the unincorporated community of Edson lies in the center of the township.[3]
Several intermittent headwaters of Sappa Creek flow through Washington Township.
Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 24 run concurrently east–west through Washington Township. The small K-253 connects Edson with the interstate. A railroad line also travels east–west through Washington Township, just north of the interstate.
As an active township, Washington Township is governed by a three-member board, composed of the township trustee, the township treasurer, and the township clerk. The trustee acts as the township executive.[4]